Matthew 23:29-36 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you build the tombs of the prophets… 1. It is not right that God should punish one generation for the sins of another. 2. It is just that God should punish all generations for their own sins. 3. God might if He pleased pass by the sins of all generations; He might punish them hereafter, not here. 4. It is right that God should punish one generation and not another. He has always acted as a Sovereign in sparing or punishing particular generations. God delayed to destroy the Egyptians. 5. When God does spare one generation and punish another He always has some good reason for both sparing and punishing. 6. The sins of one generation may be a good reason why God should punish the sins of another. 7. It is criminal and foolish for one generation to imitate the sins of a former. 8. It is well for the present generation to discountenance open vices prevailing. 9. Sinners always are the troublers of the world. (N. Emmons, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, |
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